WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of a series of regional events to examine how 21st century workplaces can meet the needs of businesses and working families leading up to the White House Summit on Working Families in June, on Monday, May 19,the White House, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau, and the Center for American Progress will host its next Forum on Working Families in Cambridge, Mass. Betsey Stevenson, a member of the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers, will participate, along with members of Congress, local officials, business leaders and workers’ advocates.

The goal of the Summit and the regional events is to examine innovative solutions for creating workplaces that provide hardworking Americans the opportunity to get ahead and ensure that America remains competitive on a global scale. Monday’s Forum will also examine the recent efforts by the city of Boston and the commonwealth of Massachusetts to remove barriers to women’s advancement in the workplace, eliminate the city’s wage gap, and create public-private partnerships to strengthen opportunity for working women and their families.

The regional discussions will help inform the national Summit on June 23, and will explore how all sectors can work together on key issues facing workers with families and the businesses that want to recruit and retain them. For more information, visit workingfamiliessummit.org.

Monday’s event in Cambridge is free and open to the public and the media. Attendees are invited to join the conversation on Twitter using #WorkingFamilies.